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How to Bring up Salary on a Job Interview

  • March 30, 2015
  • Posted in News
The interview has gone fairly well: You've answered the questions as thoroughly as possible, shown yourself in a positive light, and engaged well with the interviewer. Then the time comes for you to ask your questions, and in your head you have your own private query: Do I bring up salary? If I do, how [...] Read More

Looking Toward Setting Annual Goals in 2015

Were New Year’s resolutions meant to be broken? The statistics would support this theory, as one-third of all Americans resolve to better themselves every January. While 75 percent of them uphold their resolutions for at least a week, only 46 percent are still on track six months later. But when it comes to your career [...] Read More

Job Seekers: 2014 Recap and Top Posts

2014 has been a solid year for job seekers. The U.S. economy grew at a 4.6 percent rate in the second quarter and job growth averaged more than 200,000 a month, up significantly from last year. Q2 was the nation’s strongest quarter since 2011 based on gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services [...] Read More

A Recap of the Most Viewed HR Content for 2014

As the New Year begins, hiring in the U.S. continues its upward trend and job openings are at a near-record high. In 2015, monthly job gains are forecast to reach 250,000 a month or approximately 3 million for the year.California’s economy, like that of the nation, continues to improve. Unemployment is trending down and housing, [...] Read More